The action was picked up with the board reading 2♥6♣K♦Q♣, Sebastien Compte bet 3,600 from middle position and Aylar Lie called from the seat to his left.
The two players saw the dealer drop the 5♦ on the river. Compte led out for 10,000 and was met by a raise to 22,000 from Lie. Compte snap-folded and Lie pulled in the pot.
Action was picked up with Zhendong Li all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Hassan Nashar.
Zhendong Li: A♦A♥
Hassan Nashar: J♥J♦
Nashar prepaid Li his chips when the latter made top set on the flop of 3♣A♣K♣. The J♣ presented flush and chop outs but Li secured the double on the 6♥ river.
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Sergi Reixach kicked things off with a raise to 1,200 from early position, which caught the attention of Sven Stok on the button. Stok responded with a three-bet to 4,000, and Reixach decided to call, taking the action to the flop.
The flop came down 5♠3♥A♦, and after Reixach checked, Stok wasted no time, leading out with a bet of 3,500. Reixach called, keen to see what would unfold next.
The J♣ hit the turn, and Reixach checked once more. Stok ramped up the pressure with a bet of 11,000, but Reixach stayed in the game, calling again.
As the Q♥ landed on the river, both players decided to check, bringing them to a showdown. Reixach revealed A♣Q♣, showing two pairs: aces and queens. Stok tossed his cards into the muck, handing the pot over to Reixach.
Ghassan Bitar opened to 1,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Alexander Zubov who defended the big blind.
Zubov check-called a bet of 1,000 on the flop of J♥Q♣8♣. He check-called again on the K♠ turn, this time for 2,000. Zubov checked the 6♠ river and Bitar bet again. The wager of 5,000 saw a fold from Zubov and he had to relinquish a time bank for running 3 seconds over his allotted time.
With around 3,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♣J♦10♠, Mathew Frankland bet 3,000 from the button and Adrian Mateos called from the big blind.
Mateos checked when the 4♥ hit the turn and Frankland bet 6,000. Mateos shoved for Frankland's remaining 20,000, which caused Frankland to ponder for a while before tossing his cards into the muck
Vladimir Korzinin raised to 2,000 under the gun and Hassan Nashar defended out of the big blind.
Nashar led out for 3,000 on the 4♣9♥5♠ flop and Korzinin called.
The J♥ came on the turn and Nashar bet again, this time for 5,000. Korzinin called.
After the dealer put out the 9♠ river, Nashar fired out a bet of 15,000. Korzinin quickly called and Nashar announced, "queen-high". Korzinin flipped over 8♦8♠ for a pair of eights and took down the pot.